I've used coyote, and it works well. Another one to look at is bbiagent (bbiagent.com). It's floppy based, but comes with kernel 2.4 and a web interface. Looks like coyote, but hopped up on goofballs. nanobsd is supposed to be good too. Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert P. Goldman [mailto:goldman at htc.honeywell.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 1:03 PM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] intrusion detector > > > >>>>> "SF" == Shawn Fertch <fertch at mninter.net> writes: > > SF> On Tue, 5 Feb 2002 09:33:30 -0600 > SF> "Austad, Jay" <austad at marketwatch.com> wrote: > > >> Please don't use smoothwall. Among other problems, one of the > >> developers > >> installed a backdoor in it awhile back. After people > figured it out, he > >> was > >> kicked out of the development group. 2 weeks later > they let him back in > >> because he said someone hacked his machine and put it > in acting as him. > >> Even if that is true, if someone can break into his box and put > >> backdoors in > >> smoothwall, it's certainly not something I would use. > >> > >> Read their mailing list archives. Of course, that > whole thread may have > >> been removed by Dick Morrell the lead dictator/developer. > >> > >> jay > > SF> Jay, > SF> Aside from smoothwall, what other firewall would > you recommend? > SF> Everything that I seem to be reading about Smoothwall > is turning it sour. > SF> It's still at the 2.2 kernel, and I'd like to move up > to the 2.4 kernel. > SF> I tried to build my own firewall, however, I lacked > the time to really > SF> devote to a project of that tasking. > > I've been happily using coyote linux. It's also at the 2.2 kernel > level, but seems to work fine for my application (small home > network). I considered changing to smoothwall, but coyote was working > fine, so never did. > > If there's a reason why I *shouldn't* be using coyote, I'd be > interested to hear.... > > R > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. > Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >